INSIGHT ISSUE 1 | 2023

31 Prysmian Group has capitalized on more than 20 years of experience in solar PV cables and developed Prysmian PRYSOLAR, cable solutions designed to face even the most unpredictable challenges coming from the fast-growing solar applications market and anticipate the future. Prysmian PRYSOLAR was launched for the first time in February 2023. Thanks to an innovative and first-in-the-industry test protocol that certifies long term resistance in water for DC cables, WET-I 1500, Prysmian PRYSOLAR offers extreme climate strength and +30-years lifetime, which – for customers - translate into reliable return on investment, increased operation efficiency of assets, reduced OPEX and lower levelized cost of energy. With the introduction of Prysmian PRYSOLAR, now the Group has the most comprehensive production and capability footprint suitable to serve every customer in every continent. Prysmian PRYSOLAR offers several important advantages. Extreme climate strength: long term immersion in water is a major cause of cable failures, which result in detrimental impacts. Downtimes translate into reduced profits and increased losses. The better a cable withstands operation-critical conditions, the least likely it is to fail. This is the reason why we have designed a first-in-the-industry test protocol that certifies long term resistance in water for DC cables. Increased operational efficiency of assets. Climate changes are generating more and more unpredictable events. Solar cable standards still do not provide for long term resistance in water, which is one of the major causes of cable failures. A cable with long term water resistance guarantees reliability even in the most unpredictable event. Prysmian PRYSOLAR reliability translates into higher asset efficiency, reduced OPEX and lower Levelized Cost Of Energy. Sustainability is not only an intrinsic characteristic of a product. It is also about the entire supply chain involved. With the introduction of Prysmian PRYSOLAR, now Prysmian Group has the most comprehensive production and capability footprint suitable to serve every customer in every continent. “Solar photovoltaic generation is set to cover more than 50% of the global electricity demand by 2050. Return on investment, asset efficiency, OPEX and Levelized Cost Of Energy are among the main and most critical priorities for our customers in the solar industry. Prysmian PRYSOLAR is a new generation of cables designed to provide our solar customers with peace of mind in these areas” says Vanessa Alvarez, SVP Industrial Specialties, Prysmian Group. INSIGHT | Tracking the Future Solar PV cables are critical system components, and their failure disrupts power generation. Extreme climate events like heavy rains and floods may cause cable deterioration and failure with negative consequences on power generation capacity, reliability of power supplies and return on investment. Increased OPERATION EFFICIENCY EXTREME climate strength Reliable return on investment and +30 YEARS LIFETIME SUSTAINABLE supply chain SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN

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